Dominic Messier is a 20-year plus entertainment writer veteran whose words have appeared everywhere from local FM radio in Quebec's Eastern Townships, to the Sherbrooke Record, before a move to Toronto in 2000. Dom's written for Bell Media, the now-defunct Suite101 media site and most recently, over at Pop Culture Landscape. He still lives in Toronto with his lovely, incredible wife Naomi Szeben.
By Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor and Adoring Fan of Imperial Swordplay and Heroism Despite the audience malaise stemming from countless Disney live-action remakes of established animated classics, I daresay we may very well have finally met that fine-edged balance between source material and reinvention by a gifted filmmaker, so to lure in new viewers…
By Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor and Temporal Mechanics Aficionado Are you the type of viewer that catches minute details in a complex movie the first time around, or do you require repeat viewings to truly grasp every intricacy? Either way, good luck. By and large, Hollywood films have long been our very own Cliffs’ Notes…
By Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor and Wyld Stallyns Fan Since 1989. So, get this, my excellent friends: reality is on the verge of collapse due to a paradoxical singularity which can only be prevented by the one song that could prophetically unite all that is, was and ever will be in the form of a…
By Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor and Ten Forward Regular Fifty-four years ago, an inventive sci-fi series about Starfleet explorers aboard an iconic starship launched an enduring franchise that would see seven spin-offs (with a few more planned), thirteen movies and countless books, graphic novels and memorabilia. Indeed, Star Trek has been to the final frontier and…
By Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor and Former Muppets Labs Intern Just think of it: The Muppets have been in existence for nearly 70 years. They’ve been a constant in our pop culture awareness, going back to their modest beginnings in a small TV show called Sam and Friends in 1955, later gaining greater fame through…
By Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor and Card Carrying Trekkie since 1974 With the resurgence of popular Star Trek TV spin-offs hitting the airwaves in the last few years (Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Picard, the upcoming Star Trek: Strange New Worlds), it comes as no surprise that the fan base’s appetite for original content is growing faster than…
By Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor and Gold Rush Enthusiast As one of the few films to be released before the global pandemic, Chris Sanders’ first live-action film based on Jack London’s timeless tale of a dog’s adventures as he is thrust into the Northern wilds during the 1890s, didn’t get its fair shake at…
By Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor and Seasoned Kessel Runner (12 Parsec and Under Group) As the old adage goes, “all good things must come to an end.” In terms of the Lucasfilm saga that began one fine Spring eve in 1977, one could argue that its closing chapter is a welcome one, despite some…
By Dominic Messier, Founder, Editors and Requestor of One Ping Only, Please… In the cinematic world of political and techno-thrillers, very few films have managed to start a franchise that would endure decades on, not only featuring a smart and motivated anti-hero (read: Righteous Boy Scout) like Jack Ryan but also blessed with charismatic…
By Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor and Fan of All Things Snowman You have to give it to Disney when it comes to market trends and the insatiable taste for sequels, keeping kids of all ages busy, giving tired moms a break as their brood remain fixed to their TV screens, even if just for an…